Date: Friday, 14 March 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Contact: Dr Ger Downes - gerard.downes@ul.ie
Location: Online (via Teams)

The highly competitive academic job market often leads PhD graduates to precarious positions, despite their aspirations for tenure-track roles (OECD, 2021; Schafer, 2022).

 Consequently, many graduates are pursuing alternative career paths in the public and private sectors, either by choice or necessity (Germain-Alamartine et al., 2021; Hancock, 2021).

 Despite this, much of the literature in this area indicates that a substantial number of PhD candidates still harbour strong ambitions for academic careers, even amidst evolving job market realities (Hauss et al., 2015; Spronken-Smith et al., 2023). 

In this webinar we will look at ways to enhance your future career by preparing for life beyond your PhD.

We will examine the following issues:

  • Common Post-PhD Career Paths
  • Academia: Realities and Strategies
  • Building a Career Portfolio
  • Networking Beyond Academia
  • Job Search Strategies

How to Attend: Register Here